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Rep. Sean Casten on Fighting For Climate in Congress| Washington Post's Chris Mooney on the Coronavirus and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Rep. Sean Casten on Fighting For Climate in Congress| Washington Post's Chris Mooney on the Coronavirus and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

FromThe Climate Pod


Rep. Sean Casten on Fighting For Climate in Congress| Washington Post's Chris Mooney on the Coronavirus and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

FromThe Climate Pod

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Mar 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, we talk to Rep Sean Casten (D-IL) about his career as an energy entrepreneur before joining Congress, how climate change factored into his decision to run for a House seat in 2018, and what bills he is sponsoring to address the issue. Then, Washington Post's Chris Mooney joins the show to discuss how the coronavirus is impacting global greenhouse emissions. What does this mean in both the long-term and short-term? Chris tells about his reporting on the subject.  As always, follow us @climatepod on Twitter and email us at theclimatepod@gmail.com. Our music is "Gotta Get Up" by The Passion Hifi, check out his music at thepassionhifi.com. Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and more! Follow Rep. Sean Casten on Twitter Follow Chris Mooney on Twitter   Further Reading: Coronavirus could halt the world’s emissions growth. Not that we should feel good about that. by Chris Mooney, Brady Dennis, and John Muyskens 
Released:
Mar 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Climate Pod is a wide-ranging conversation with leading experts on the politics, economics, activism, culture, science, and social justice issues at the heart of the climate crisis. Hear from guests like Jane Goodall, Gov. Jay Inslee, Jeffrey Sachs, David Wallace-Wells, Adam McKay, Bill Nye, Robert Bullard, Catherine Coleman Flowers, Ted Danson, Michael Mann, Rainn Wilson, Stephanie Kelton, Mark Hyman, and many more. Hosted by brothers Ty and Brock Benefiel.